Reading Clocks and Time Concepts

This video tutorial teaches how to read minutes on a clock. It explains the roles of the hour and minute hands, and how to use the dashes on a clock face to count minutes. The tutorial covers counting minutes in increments of five and provides examples of telling time, including quarter and half past times. It concludes with practice exercises to reinforce learning.

What does the little red hand on a clock represent?

• Milliseconds

• Hours

• Seconds

• Minutes

How many dashes are there around the edge of a clock face?

• 24

• 12

• 100

• 60

If the large hand is on the number 3, how many minutes have passed?

• 25 minutes

• 15 minutes

• 10 minutes

• 20 minutes

If the minute hand is on 12, how many minutes have passed?

• 0 minutes

• 5 minutes

• 15 minutes

• 10 minutes

What time is it if the clock shows 5:07?

• Seven past five

• Five past seven

• Seven five

• Five seven

If the small hand is close to 9 but not yet there, and the large hand is on 10, what time is it?

• Eight fifty

• Ten fifty

• Nine o'clock

• Nine fifty

What is the time if the clock shows 3:48?

• Three past forty-eight

• Quarter to four

• Quarter past three

• Three forty-eight

What does 'quarter past' mean in terms of minutes?

• 25 minutes

• 20 minutes

• 15 minutes

• 10 minutes

What is another way to say 10:30?

• Ten thirty

• Quarter past ten

• Ten past thirty

• Half past ten

How many minutes are in a quarter of an hour?

• 25 minutes

• 20 minutes

• 15 minutes

• 10 minutes